The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has dismissed as false a social media post claiming that its senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi instructed people not to use lights and fans at home after evening without reason. The party clarified that Rizvi made no such statement and described the circulated message as fabricated and malicious. The clarification came through a press release signed by BNP assistant office secretary Md. Munir on Saturday night.

According to the statement, a vested group has been spreading the false claim on Facebook, online platforms, and YouTube, alleging that BNP’s student and youth wings would monitor compliance. The party said this allegation is entirely baseless and intended to mislead the public.

Rizvi urged citizens and BNP members not to be confused by such fabricated information and advised everyone to remain alert against misinformation.